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Gogebic County Fair kicks off judging

By TOM LAVENTURE

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IRONWOOD - Hundreds of exposition entries were in place to take part in the centennial Gogebic County Fair through Sunday.

The dozens of exposition categories categories in adult and youth classes allowed for friendly competition in traditional areas of food preservation, floriculture and plants, horticulture and culinary arts. There was quilting, needlework, knitting and crocheting, weaving, embroidery and creative areas of fine arts, photography and antiques.

"It's a friendly competition," said Marcia Erickson Lucas, a clerk at the adult hort...